Melesa Surname

1,028,911th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 245 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Papua New Guinea
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Melesa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Melesa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea1421:57,4217,328
DR Congo341:2,172,929106,971
Mexico311:4,004,07126,265
Ethiopia161:6,096,64111,907
United States81:45,307,367917,113
Philippines31:33,746,074302,898
Israel21:4,278,817136,311
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448

Melesa (1,077) may also be a first name.

Melesa Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Melesa Come From? nationality or country of origin

Melesa (Marathi: मेलेसााय) is found in Papua New Guinea more than any other country or territory. It may also be found in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Melesa? popularity and diffusion

Melesa is the 1,028,911th most frequently used family name world-wide, borne by around 1 in 29,745,085 people. The last name Melesa occurs mostly in Oceania, where 58 percent of Melesa reside; 58 percent reside in Oceania Islands and 58 percent reside in Papuan Oceania. Melesa is also the 243,509th most commonly occurring given name worldwide It is held by 1,077 people.

The last name Melesa is most commonly held in Papua New Guinea, where it is borne by 142 people, or 1 in 57,421. In Papua New Guinea Melesa is mostly found in: Western, where 84 percent reside, East Sepik, where 6 percent reside and Morobe, where 6 percent reside. Outside of Papua New Guinea this last name exists in 14 countries. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 14 percent reside and Mexico, where 13 percent reside.

Melesa Last Name Statistics demography

Melesa earn less than half the average income. In United States they earn 66.54% less than the national average, earning $14,438 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Melesha9291/
Meleasa9212/
Melesia9211/
Moelesa9210/
Melessa922/
Meleesa921/
Maelesa921/
Melesaa921/
Meslesa921/
Meleisa921/
Meleisea86486/
Mielesza8610/
Mielesha861/
Meliesha861/
Melessea861/
Meleisha860/
Melese83162,964/
Malesa8315,539/
Melisa833,374/
Meleca831,332/
Meleza83231/
Molesa83200/
Melasa83108/
Melysa8343/
Melosa8311/
Meleso8311/
Meleja836/
Milesa836/
Meleseach801/
Melesse7735,418/
Melissa775,804/
Melesio772,867/
Malessa772,162/
Malesha77811/
Meletse77536/
Meilisa77508/
Moeleso77441/
Melleza77361/
Melecia77319/
Meylisa77260/
Malesay7780/
Meletsi7780/
Melecis7773/
Melisah7772/
Melezos7757/
Melessi7749/
Melisca7739/
Maelisa7737/
Molessa7735/
Mallesa7730/
Melesie7726/
Meilasa7723/
Melisha7722/
Milessa7721/
Meleses7721/
Melyssa7716/
Meliasa7716/
Melecha7715/
Mgeleza7714/
Milesha7713/
Meliosa7713/
Melisia7712/
Meilosa775/
Meylysa775/
Malesai775/
Melesso775/
Meleacă775/
Maleesa774/
Meleshi774/
Mheleza774/
Meleisi774/
Milesia774/
Meelasa773/
Mahlesa773/
Melisas773/
Meleces773/
Melessy773/
Melitsa772/
Malesah772/
Meilysa772/
Maleisa772/
Maeleso772/
Maleasa772/
Molesha772/
Meeleso772/
Melasha771/
Maelasa771/
Melasay771/
Melecea771/
Meleuso771/
Meljssa771/
Meleseh771/
Malaesa771/
Malehsa771/
Milaesa771/
Mileisa771/
Molesza771/
Melises771/
Melasah771/
Meledja771/
Maliesa771/
Meelese771/
Mealisa771/
Meilssa770/
Melease770/
Mylesha770/
Mylessa770/
Melossa770/
Meilgea770/
Malsa73166/
Mleza73117/
Molsa73115/
Mleja735/
Melesech715,795/
Mallesha711,287/
Maelissa71541/
Melissas71438/
Maleesha71369/
Meletsis71159/
Mileysha71105/
Maleshaj7169/
Mallessa7162/
Malescha7151/
Meleschi7127/
Meliesie7124/
Melessou7123/
Meliassa7121/
Maleshah7111/
Meleicha7110/
Meilisia718/
Melessio717/
Mmeletsi717/
Meleshes715/
Meleches715/
Melescio714/
Maleisay713/
Melaisah713/
Melissaa712/
Melissah712/
Maleshai712/
Meletshe712/
Meylissa712/
Meleshei712/
Meslissa711/
Melessie711/
Melhesse711/
Melishsa711/
Mgeleshi711/
Maleisah711/
Melescho711/
Mailessa711/
Maleszah711/
Melihsah711/
Meleisis711/
Meleišis711/
Melesuis711/
Mehleeja711/
Mailetsa711/
Malhoesa711/
Mgelesho711/
Meleshie711/
Meelezah711/
Melishza711/
Malehsea711/
Malisa6715,732/
Malasa677,408/
Malosa671,855/
Maleza671,804/
Melise671,621/
Melisi671,054/
Maleso671,034/
Malsha67663/
Meliza67638/
Molisa67494/
Melica67476/
Molasa67310/
Melice67268/
Mileso67167/
Molosa67116/
Milasa67107/
Milisa67105/
Milese6786/
Moleza6776/
Meliso6773/
Melazo6771/
Melece6770/
Mileca6768/
Meloso6765/
Milosa6758/
Meleco6736/
Meleze6731/
Maleßa6731/
Mailsa6729/
Milesy6726/
Moleso6724/
Mylesy6717/
Metlesich6715/
Melyza6714/
Mlegea6713/
Mlleza6713/
Metlesitz6711/
Melija679/
Mileša679/
Meleissis678/
Mhleza677/
Melezi676/
Melezo675/
Meleçi674/
Mylisa673/
Malsah673/
Meliseova673/
Milexa673/
Meljja672/
Meloza672/
Mhalsa672/
Malsai672/
Melize672/
Mollsa671/
Mahlsa671/
Mithlesha671/
Melecy671/
Melheiser671/
Molleseau671/
Mileja671/
Malsay671/
Malsza671/
Meulessou671/
Milesè671/
Molssa671/
Molsza671/
Mlezai671/
Melisé671/
Melaço671/
Meleci671/
Melejo671/
Meilce671/
Meesilsad671/
Mehelytsa671/
Melaso670/
Melixa670/
Mealliosa670/

Melesa Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Melesa in the Marathi language
मेलेसाायmelesaaya50
मेलेसाmelesa50

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